The French philosopher-provocateur, Jean Baudrillard, was one of the rare celebrities of late-20th-century Western intellectual life.
Few vintage British books boast Queen Victoria’s praise, but she called Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre an “intensely interesting novel.”
Discover five Black women writers who shaped literature by challenging societal norms and encouraging other Black women to share their own experiences, struggles, and triumphs.
What makes a book so controversial that it goes to trial? Here are eight books prosecuted for obscenity and the reasons they caused scandal.
Edgar Allan Poe was a pioneer of horror and detective fiction. His life reads like a tragic tale of a man shadowed by inner demons.
Poet John Keats, in his short life, wrote some of the most beloved poems in the English language.
Charles Baudelaire’s poetry was focused on modern experiences and his own deep insecurities and traumas. His collection Flowers of Evil revolutionized poetry.
De Profundis, the letter Oscar Wilde wrote from prison, is one of his most moving works. It is addressed partly to his former lover, partly to his former life.
